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for democrats, the big divide will be over seoul's security. the administration has signaled some willingness to start addressing social security and may be cutting a program of debt and that is something that many rank-and-file democrats say is a nonstarter for them. >> medicare? >> that is something that a lot of democrats have objections to. they see it as something back and use -- be used effectively for the in the 2012 elections. people don't like those cuts of they are unwilling to give that up as a political weapon. >> what does that mean for getting some sort of deal out of the house? is the dynamic the same in the senate? >> it is fairly similar in both chambers right now. right now, they're walking a tight line. the more the republicans know that they need 50 or 60 democrats to pass it out of the house. the problem is not anything except they have to give up certain things and push more republicans away. the way to balance losing republicans looking democrats is very difficult for them. you see the minority leader nancy pelosi and ste
for democrats, the big divide will be over seoul's security. the administration has signaled some willingness to start addressing social security and may be cutting a program of debt and that is something that many rank-and-file democrats say is a nonstarter for them. >> medicare? >> that is something that a lot of democrats have objections to. they see it as something back and use -- be used effectively for the in the 2012 elections. people don't like those cuts of they are...
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push for the big cuts republicans say they want. if they turn their back on those big cuts, the president is in the strongest position to say they are not living up to their rhetoric. let alone their principles. >> and there is no chance of them accepting any kind of big deal at all because the president is insisting that there be tax revenue increases in there. so the president knows that he is pushing something that they absolutely cannot agree to. so at this point, what the president does seem to be doing is what you just said, is making his position appear to be the one who wants to do the big move on deficit reduction and forcing these republicans to back away from big deficit reduction, thereby, he hopes, neutralizing deficit reduction as an issue against him in the presidential campaign. >> well, look. he's talked about deficit reduction all the way through. but remember, it's not just his position here. it's two thirds of the american public. we have a slew of polls here saying that two thirds of the american people want to
push for the big cuts republicans say they want. if they turn their back on those big cuts, the president is in the strongest position to say they are not living up to their rhetoric. let alone their principles. >> and there is no chance of them accepting any kind of big deal at all because the president is insisting that there be tax revenue increases in there. so the president knows that he is pushing something that they absolutely cannot agree to. so at this point, what the president...
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we are now beyond a big deal. you don't do a press conference like that if you think there is a shred of possibility can get done. you know what is fascinating, major meksed in the beginning when we were talking about middle class that president made up political ground. what i thought of when i watched the clip, real echos of al gore. people versus the powerful. that's about as close as barack obama is going to get to a pob umt we need to stand up for the middle class p.m. framing this as a debate between the powerful special interest and republicans not willing to get over. he didn't mention it by name but essentially did. while he is looking out for the middle class for the people who i would just remind folks, tend to decide elections pb plid el class. he is their champion. >> i still remember the fact that his op ad, this morning, the final line mate a plea. not only for rs or ds but to people of i. >>> here comes speaker john boehner right now wp we will listen and then analyze. >> good evening. want to be c
we are now beyond a big deal. you don't do a press conference like that if you think there is a shred of possibility can get done. you know what is fascinating, major meksed in the beginning when we were talking about middle class that president made up political ground. what i thought of when i watched the clip, real echos of al gore. people versus the powerful. that's about as close as barack obama is going to get to a pob umt we need to stand up for the middle class p.m. framing this as a...
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and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture the state of minnesota is just hours away from stepping into its second a week of the actually they've just resolved their second week of government shutdown. we'll see if this is going to affect the other states and another on a budget talks took place on the on the hill today yet no deal was made that is the fate of our nation really rests on a battle of egos or problem between republicans and democrats and they've gone from buying their way into college universities or buying their own laws i'll tell you how the koch brothers are using their billions to literally write legislation for wall makers. getting to know this another day another round of debt ceiling negotiations another no go on reaching a compromise that would prevent the united states and defaulting on its financial obligations on august second but there's been no lack of drama in washington as last night's meetings ended with reports of house majority leader eric cantor and president obama facing off in a heated exchange of words and today treasury secretary tim ge
and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture the state of minnesota is just hours away from stepping into its second a week of the actually they've just resolved their second week of government shutdown. we'll see if this is going to affect the other states and another on a budget talks took place on the on the hill today yet no deal was made that is the fate of our nation really rests on a battle of egos or problem between republicans and democrats and they've gone from buying their...
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you know the big of politics. i wonder, what is it like to stand there as a senator from new hampshire waiting for the president and boehner and the crazy tea party people to cook up a deal, and then you've got to decide on what to do with it. what is the mood now among the grownup senators? >> i think people are very frustrated. it is time now for us to act. we have the whole world watching. we have an economy in this country that will have devastating consequences if we fail to raise the debt ceiling. middle-class families across this country who will be affected with their credit cards, car payments and mortgage payments. this is a manufactured crisis, it doesn't need to be there. it's time for people to put aside their partisan differences and come to the table and get this done. >> what i don't understand is -ç well, i do understand, but i don't want to, this coming together of ideology and crisis management. we have a solvency problem in the federal government, spending more than bringing in. that's a pract
you know the big of politics. i wonder, what is it like to stand there as a senator from new hampshire waiting for the president and boehner and the crazy tea party people to cook up a deal, and then you've got to decide on what to do with it. what is the mood now among the grownup senators? >> i think people are very frustrated. it is time now for us to act. we have the whole world watching. we have an economy in this country that will have devastating consequences if we fail to raise...
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that's the big test. he has it figure out if he can get the 217 votes for this bill, which will probably then be at least in his mind, the blueprint for some sort of negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. i think one of the things that a speaker obviously has to dos well is to set up all of the reelection prospects for the members. so the question in 2012, did the speaker pro individual a viegs, rational off of their candidacy and rational for a republican presidency. so i think that's the real test and there will be many other moments the next couple of months as the presidential race unfolds and as other topics come up in the congress. >> well, we'll see. let me ask another question. are liberal's really feeling left behind in conservatives overjoyed by a new poll showing the president losing support on the left. washington post polls said the numbers who liked the president's records on jobs have dropped 22% so far this year. but the huffington post has looked back at history and in fact, president ob
that's the big test. he has it figure out if he can get the 217 votes for this bill, which will probably then be at least in his mind, the blueprint for some sort of negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. i think one of the things that a speaker obviously has to dos well is to set up all of the reelection prospects for the members. so the question in 2012, did the speaker pro individual a viegs, rational off of their candidacy and rational for a republican presidency. so i think that's the...
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boehner has walked away from the negotiations on a major deficit reduction agreement, the so-called big deal with president obama. speaker of the house, john boehner, told reporters he would be calling the president and then at 5:30 tonight, he told the president he would no longer be working with the president on a deal on the debt. the speaker says he will now be working on a way forward with republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate on raising the debt ceiling. in a few minutes, i'll be joined by eugene robinson, richard wolffe, and kent conrad. first, here's the president in the white house after speaking with speaker boehnor. >> this was an extraordinarily fair deal. if it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue. but in the interest of being serious about deficit reduction, i was willing to take a lot of heat from my party, and i spoke to democratic leaders yesterday, and although they didn't sign off on a plan, they were willing to engage in serious negotiations, despite a lot of heat from a lot of interest groups around the country
boehner has walked away from the negotiations on a major deficit reduction agreement, the so-called big deal with president obama. speaker of the house, john boehner, told reporters he would be calling the president and then at 5:30 tonight, he told the president he would no longer be working with the president on a deal on the debt. the speaker says he will now be working on a way forward with republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate on raising the debt ceiling. in a few...
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conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention to what's on the table now. >> exactly and i think the democratic base won't be happy no matter how this turns out but i think it's entirely possible that over the next 48 or 72 hours that the republican base will become really frustrated and angry because what -- there was one long-time, congressman tom cole, been around washington for a long time, he said this week, there's a lot of learning going on in our caucus and they're learning they don't own the senate and they can't push pure snow what their proposal is and it was his estimation
conversation about a big issue. gwen: they forced a big conversation. >> at some point you have to say to yourself -- i'm saying, any party, what are our goals, what did we achieve and how do we consolidate them. >> the republicans should feel really good right now because the bill that boehner put through was improved in a way to collect even more conservative votes and so it's much more -- gwen: you're saying the democratic base should be more unhappy if they're paying attention...
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that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all, stakeholders in our nation. if stuff like a water main breaks, you can go ahead and think of that water main as your water main, because it is. and what if we left the stuff that we own, our stuff, just fall apart? now, we have been talking on this show about happens if congress lets america default on its debt. if they create a situation where america can't pay its bills. the bipartisan policy center has scenarios for that. and the first of them is that we would cut off $5.6 billion for stuff like highways and trains and airports. think about the long-t
that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all,...
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he's really putting the really dicey issues on the table, social security, medicare, big if, big i-f, if republicans backs off its no tax position. what do you make of that? >> thank you so much for having me. you're kind with your compliments. let me say this when we first started the biden talks being in that room, $4 trillion was a number we all talked about. we did feel, though that we couldn't get there, but that we should do something that would be a down payment on getting there. something between $1.4 and $2 trillion. and so these discussions we've had. and i would say to those people who have gotten so nervous about the president putting things like medicare on the table to remind them that when medicare part d was done, we brought in to support medicare that a lot of pharmaceuticals didn't have. they is medicaid. putting medicare out there and not allowing for adjusted rates, that's what got the costs up. if we had negotiated rates for medicare, same for the v.a., for veterans in the v.a., veterans administration, that could see a tremendous cost savings. so i am hopeful tha
he's really putting the really dicey issues on the table, social security, medicare, big if, big i-f, if republicans backs off its no tax position. what do you make of that? >> thank you so much for having me. you're kind with your compliments. let me say this when we first started the biden talks being in that room, $4 trillion was a number we all talked about. we did feel, though that we couldn't get there, but that we should do something that would be a down payment on getting there....
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> yes, people can be critical of what we've done. but where are the other ideas? at this point in time, the house is going to act, we're going to act again. but it is final for our colleagues across the aisle to tell us what they're for. tell us how we can end this crisis. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was speaker john boehner before the house voted to pass his debt ceiling bill. joining us now republican congressman from kansas who voted against the boehner bill. congressman, welcome, why did you vote against it? >> i don't think it does enough. we've got a $14.3 trillion deficit. it made progress in the right way. i appreciate the efforts of our leadership. the problem remains the senate hasn't put a plan out yet. hopefully they might get started this weekend. >> common sense would dictate if you didn't go for what the republican house passed, there's a small prospect you'll be satisfied with what comes back from the senate. >> a
go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> yes, people can be critical of what we've done. but where are the other ideas? at this point in time, the house is going to act, we're going to act again. but it is final for our colleagues across the aisle to tell us what they're for. tell us how we can end this crisis. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was speaker john boehner before the...
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it's a big chunk of the republican conference. how big? we don't know yet. but he is the pit bull on those issues and is not going to back down. that puts boehner in here as sort of the good cop. it's clear that john boehner, speaker boehner, thinks you have to do something to increase the debt limit or it could be politically and economically catastrophic for the party. i don't think eric cantor necessarily shares that world view. >> we will be hearing from tim geithner, who is meeting with the democratic senate side today, the caucus lunch. he's going to come out and give the latest on the dire predictions of what is going to happen if they don't get something done in the next 19 days. >> right. he's going to talk about the effect it would have on the economy, on debt, on social security checks and whether they could go out to recipients. i have talked to enough house republicans about it. they don't buy it. they don't believe in these warnings about catastrophic consequences. they think that you can find the money to be able to fund things while a deal is
it's a big chunk of the republican conference. how big? we don't know yet. but he is the pit bull on those issues and is not going to back down. that puts boehner in here as sort of the good cop. it's clear that john boehner, speaker boehner, thinks you have to do something to increase the debt limit or it could be politically and economically catastrophic for the party. i don't think eric cantor necessarily shares that world view. >> we will be hearing from tim geithner, who is meeting...
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that is something that has to be determined here. >> that is a big point to make. so many times we do these stories, and it is someone that the families venture or others have introduced into their lives. all right. clint, thank you, and we appreciate your joining us on the latest in that case. >>> and coming up with the talk of america's debt and the state of the economy, some are looking toward the recovery and asking, where is the next big boom city? well, forbes is out with the list of cities that are expected to grow and prosper the most over the next decade. we have that list. i think that some of it may surprise you. >>> a major hailstorm damaged dozens of planes in denver halting travel plans for about 1,000 passengers, and when will they get back on track there? we have the latest. here's what i'm not... a pushover. right now, some in washington want to make a deal cutting the social security and medicare benefits we worked for. with billions in waste and loopholes, how could they look at us? maybe we seem like an easy target... until you realize... there
that is something that has to be determined here. >> that is a big point to make. so many times we do these stories, and it is someone that the families venture or others have introduced into their lives. all right. clint, thank you, and we appreciate your joining us on the latest in that case. >>> and coming up with the talk of america's debt and the state of the economy, some are looking toward the recovery and asking, where is the next big boom city? well, forbes is out with...
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protecting and defending tax loopholes for millionaires and big corporations is what republicans have called for. they need to meet us somewhere. >> thank you, congressman steve israel. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, "washington post's" chris, author of "the fix." a managing editor also. let's visit this grover norquist issue. i think on tuesday in an interview with your "washington post" editorial board, grover norquist, the man famous for his anti-tax pledge, said that not renewing the bush tax cuts would not violate his pledge. listen to some of that audio released. >> not continuing a tax cut is not technically a tax increase. >> stow does not violate the pledge. >> we wouldn't hold it that way. it would be a very bad thing to do. it would raise taxes from where they are today. >> who don't follow the inside baseball the way you and i eat, drink and sleep it. what is the significance of grover norquist saying that? >> for people who don't know, grover norquist since 1985 has run a group called americans for tax reform pap d.c.-based group that does a lot of thing. basically, to
protecting and defending tax loopholes for millionaires and big corporations is what republicans have called for. they need to meet us somewhere. >> thank you, congressman steve israel. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, "washington post's" chris, author of "the fix." a managing editor also. let's visit this grover norquist issue. i think on tuesday in an interview with your "washington post" editorial board, grover norquist, the man famous for...
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texas is a big state, has a lot of people in it. for a governor who hasn't even announced he's running, hasn't decided whether he's running, to come in with 39% of the vote in a thee receipt tech le theoretie president, those are pretty good numbers, don't you think, scott. >> much of this polling data is a reflection on the incumbent president rather than any challenging. no matter who we put against the president he attraction that number. jon: when you put michelle bachman in there she got 39% of the votes. the slight difference here is that president obama's number went up slightly to 46% versus 44% for perry. but she has the same number he has. >> again, she is considered one of the leading candidates. you'd have to say that mitt romney, perry and bachman are the top three right now. the odds are better than 50-50 that one of them will be the republican nominee. there are interesting differences in the dynamics, michelle bachman does much better among men, and rick perry a again women. jon: generally, i mean the more interestin
texas is a big state, has a lot of people in it. for a governor who hasn't even announced he's running, hasn't decided whether he's running, to come in with 39% of the vote in a thee receipt tech le theoretie president, those are pretty good numbers, don't you think, scott. >> much of this polling data is a reflection on the incumbent president rather than any challenging. no matter who we put against the president he attraction that number. jon: when you put michelle bachman in there she...
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too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab the democrats made about republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you're gonna look so handsome once i get these little white pieces off you. how many do i have? more than you think. [ female announcer ] you can't pass mom's inspection with lots of pieces left behind. that's why there's charmin ultra strong. its diamondweave texture is soft and more durable versus the ultra rippled brand. so it holds up better for a more dependable clean. fewer pieces left behind. you sure clean up nice. yes i do. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy it a little more with charmin ultra strong? and to help feel fresh and clean, try charmin freshmates. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow" tonight. as the
too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab the democrats made about republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you're gonna look so handsome once i get these little white pieces off you. how many do i have? more...
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i can't believe i'm endorsing a book when i'm in a big fight with you here. juan, here is the problem and we went over this with rand paul. all of these bills short of cut, cap and balance all of them and you can't tell me what the president's plan is because he didn't have the courage to come forward with one. he didn't do what the republicans did because i think he is in over his head, he is weak and not a leader. that aside -- >> okay. >> thank you for con ceding that point. >> i didn't but go right ahead. >> sean: the republicans have put forward their plan and with all of these plans short of cut cap and balance and what rand paul and i were talking about tonight, we are still increasing spending 8% a year. we are -- not only are we taking a sledge hammer to our kids piggy banks we are taking a bulldozer to freedom our constitution and their future opportunity and that is why this matters. we get this right now. and that is why the president shut should have led. >> let me say this to you, the president has been leading and the president has been trying
i can't believe i'm endorsing a book when i'm in a big fight with you here. juan, here is the problem and we went over this with rand paul. all of these bills short of cut, cap and balance all of them and you can't tell me what the president's plan is because he didn't have the courage to come forward with one. he didn't do what the republicans did because i think he is in over his head, he is weak and not a leader. that aside -- >> okay. >> thank you for con ceding that point....
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and here's what's coming up tonight the big picture it's back to square one for republicans after speaker baiters grand old plan proved only to be a grand debt limit disaster with only five days left with the house to be able to draw up a new deal before a nation of faults and if the right wing continues to inject their most fear mongering rhetoric into american society that our nation faces the same consequences as norway. you need to know this there was supposed to be a vote in the house tonight on speaker john boehner his debt limit plan but instead the chamber is silent why because droves of republicans came out against boners plan yesterday after the c b o said the proposal doesn't quite deliver on its promises innards of his plan save a trillion dollars actually the cvo. only eight hundred fifty billion so just like that better better full poll the vote now just hours ago beta release day revamped proposal saves nine hundred seventeen billion and he's telling his republican colleagues that it's time to get in line so will they listen and can republicans really be taken seriously any
and here's what's coming up tonight the big picture it's back to square one for republicans after speaker baiters grand old plan proved only to be a grand debt limit disaster with only five days left with the house to be able to draw up a new deal before a nation of faults and if the right wing continues to inject their most fear mongering rhetoric into american society that our nation faces the same consequences as norway. you need to know this there was supposed to be a vote in the house...
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>> i think mitch mcconnell holds a big club. i think in the end -- i had a conversation, i can't tell you who, but a conversation with a conservative but decent enough southern republican conservative senator. he said we are just this close. he thinks we are this close in agreement. he's not one of the six or seven or eight or ten best targets we think we have among republicans. we are eventually going to break this filibuster. i think they'll try their gimmicks. that is what mitch mcconnell lives on. we'll get this to happen. we'll send it back to the house. there, patriotism prevails. even most of the democrats, maybe 150, 160, 170, to join 50 republicans that, not the tea party, but the 50 reasonable republicans. >> do you want to give us the initials, maybe the state of that senator? >> i'm sorry? >> the state of the senator, just the initials? >> no. that would nail it down. i would say southern deep south, wrong side of the civil war. i'm not going to tell you the state. >> senator john thume laid out a plan. take a listen
>> i think mitch mcconnell holds a big club. i think in the end -- i had a conversation, i can't tell you who, but a conversation with a conservative but decent enough southern republican conservative senator. he said we are just this close. he thinks we are this close in agreement. he's not one of the six or seven or eight or ten best targets we think we have among republicans. we are eventually going to break this filibuster. i think they'll try their gimmicks. that is what mitch...
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and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture time keeps on ticking until our nation is no longer able to pay its bills when the republican stop there charade the defense of their billionaire patrons and let our country get back to work and as the rupert murdoch scandal heats up in the u.k. back here at home officials are investigating it as news outlets practice the same type of illegal act the news information could fox so-called news be for sale as a headline and bright future of. getting to know this today's round of negotiations between are going lawmakers in the white house did not bring us any closer to finding a solution for our nation's republican hostage taking crisis yesterday senate minority leader mitch mcconnell proposed an opt out plan for republicans suggesting that congress give president obama the authority to unilaterally raise the nation's debt limit until the end of his current term but his plan was criticized by many house republicans who are digging in instant increasing the debt limit and dismissing the potential economic consequences from a default today m
and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture time keeps on ticking until our nation is no longer able to pay its bills when the republican stop there charade the defense of their billionaire patrons and let our country get back to work and as the rupert murdoch scandal heats up in the u.k. back here at home officials are investigating it as news outlets practice the same type of illegal act the news information could fox so-called news be for sale as a headline and bright future of....
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look, it's not the big companies anymore that are engaged in international competition. it's the small and medium businesses that are, too. we just feel that if we keep taxing our job creators, our businesses, at higher rates than our foreign competitors are taxing theirs, it will cost us economic growth. more to the point, when we keep raising taxes in washington, for ephemeral promises that never materialize, we are not fixing the problem. >> let me get to that topic. the "wall street journal" says even the $600 billion in spending cuts in stage one are worth grabbing as part of a debt ceiling vote. more broadly, democrats in the gang are making a big concession by saying the tax rate should go down, not up. >> i agree with that. >> even obama-care must be reformed. why not grab what you can? >> that's what i want to do. >> and worry about reducing the taxes down the road. >> i think that's what we're going to do. >> if they don't materialize, you can revert and raise taxes down the road. >> i think that's what we should do is grab the kind of spending cuts we can righ
look, it's not the big companies anymore that are engaged in international competition. it's the small and medium businesses that are, too. we just feel that if we keep taxing our job creators, our businesses, at higher rates than our foreign competitors are taxing theirs, it will cost us economic growth. more to the point, when we keep raising taxes in washington, for ephemeral promises that never materialize, we are not fixing the problem. >> let me get to that topic. the "wall...
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it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces of this deal that i know hasn't been well received on your side of the aisle is this idea that any of the loopholes that could get closed, any of that stuff, is basically being punted to tax reform. now, if the bush tax cuts go away for the wealthiest, if any of that happens. is that sort of trust but verified approach okay with you? >> well, i think it might be. clearly, we want to do away with the tax cuts for the wealthy. we tried to do that last december. and couldn't get the votes, but i know the president feels strongly about that. i know that most democrats feel very stron
it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces...
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too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may have soin sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. this past year alone there was a 93% increase in cyber attacks. in financial transactions... on devices... in social interactions... and applications in the cloud. some companies are worried. some, not so much. thanks to a network that se
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s'mores are big for us. i would rather have them at home. so -- who hasn't had a question the past couple days? you? >> you talked a little about kind of the mood in the room and how you're getting kind of get up with some of the discussions -- >> we are set up. i'm saying the president has more patience than job. i don't compete with him in that regard. >> the meeting when it broke down yesterday and president slammed back his chair and stood up and said, see you tomorrow. i'm wondering if you can talk about generally the mood of the meeting last night throughout the whole thing and what happened yesterday? >> i don't understand the problem is if the president of the united states after a meeting over two hours stands up and says see you tomorrow. that's how meetings with president's end. you don't leave first. the president leaves first. so that was completely appropriate, unless somebody in the room thought he or she should have the last word and start the exit from the meeting. but that would be i think a breach of protocol. >> you talke
s'mores are big for us. i would rather have them at home. so -- who hasn't had a question the past couple days? you? >> you talked a little about kind of the mood in the room and how you're getting kind of get up with some of the discussions -- >> we are set up. i'm saying the president has more patience than job. i don't compete with him in that regard. >> the meeting when it broke down yesterday and president slammed back his chair and stood up and said, see you tomorrow....
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it's a big day. catharine's wedding dress goes on display, and it's expected to draw in crowds of half a million over the next couple of months. it was a royal fashion feast for the eyes the first time around. now we get another taste. the queen joined kate to see it on display in its full glory. it should have been bonding team for the monarch and her grandson's new wife, but her magesty wasn't impressed. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: the ghostly display rather than the dress itself, kate will be hoping. with or without her in it, the alexander mcqueen dress is a sight to behold. for $28 entrance fee, you can get an up close look at the lace floral detail, ivory and white satin, and a skirt that resembles an opening flower. >> the beauty really is in the detail. >> reporter: record numbers are expected. fans just aren't royaled out yet. >> we come to see the dress, of course. >> like so many people watched it and to actually see it, that's -- that would be pretty cool. >> well, it is really, really
it's a big day. catharine's wedding dress goes on display, and it's expected to draw in crowds of half a million over the next couple of months. it was a royal fashion feast for the eyes the first time around. now we get another taste. the queen joined kate to see it on display in its full glory. it should have been bonding team for the monarch and her grandson's new wife, but her magesty wasn't impressed. >> it's horrible. >> reporter: the ghostly display rather than the dress...
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. >>> big disappointment on the job front. employment stalled, unemployment rises to 9.2%, stock futures dropping big-time on the news. the president will address the numbers later this morning. >>> no deal yet, but president obama and congressional leaders will work all weekend and instead of barbs we're hearing words like "constructive" and "productive." optimism abounds as a deal is truly in the works. both sides seem prepared for seergs concessions. what do these jobs numbers mean and will they hold up a deal as it gets rid of a lot of other issues at this point? >>> and with outside groups set to pour millions into the 2012 race, what's an incumbent pro president to do? is fighting fire with fire the answer? it's friday, june 8, 2012. >>> also this morning, waiting the final shuttle launch. will weather clear in time? and we've honored a departed friend you've invited into your living rooms for decades. >>> this jobs report, we thought the big news today would be the debt talks, but a stunning jobs report, gain of just 18
. >>> big disappointment on the job front. employment stalled, unemployment rises to 9.2%, stock futures dropping big-time on the news. the president will address the numbers later this morning. >>> no deal yet, but president obama and congressional leaders will work all weekend and instead of barbs we're hearing words like "constructive" and "productive." optimism abounds as a deal is truly in the works. both sides seem prepared for seergs concessions....
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two, we have as i said multiple opportunities to compromise and the idea, this big question of whether the president will veto it, the chief of staff says he will do it. we have a statement of administration policy that says he will do it. that doesn't matter. it won't get to the president's desk. there are 58 senators who said they would oppose the boehner bill, which makes it less popular than congressman ryan's budget, than the cut, cap and balance plan everyone knew was dead on arrival in the senate. we have to get rid of the political statements, the political games, and get something done. you just need house republicans be willing to do something other than say, as i read this morning, the boehner bill is take it or leave it, we will stick the default on the president. that's not the way we govern in this country. that's not the right thing to do. >> dan pfeiffer, thank you very much. the very latest from the white house. thanks for coming. >>> if the boehner bill does clear the house as is expected now, senate majority leader harry reid says the senate will vote on it tonight a
two, we have as i said multiple opportunities to compromise and the idea, this big question of whether the president will veto it, the chief of staff says he will do it. we have a statement of administration policy that says he will do it. that doesn't matter. it won't get to the president's desk. there are 58 senators who said they would oppose the boehner bill, which makes it less popular than congressman ryan's budget, than the cut, cap and balance plan everyone knew was dead on arrival in...
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ready to roll it's time for friday night's big picture rubble where i sit down with three extra political commentators to debate with the week's biggest stories our panel tonight heather sermon a conservative strategist of energy an owner of for forty public relations group democratic strategist and brian darling director of government studies at the heritage foundation and a columnist of human events and contributor to red state dot com all of you thinking about it all right. it's official last week debt ceiling negotiations broke down with house majority leader eric cantor threw a fit about closing the tax loophole for corporate jet owners over this week it was revealed that cantor may have ulterior motives in sabotaging the debt ceiling negotiations just as andrea to millionaires and billionaires according to his financial statements this year he had her has fifteen thousand dollars short on the dollar in other words a fifteen thousand dollars bet that the u.s. dollar value will plummet and. and there's no better way to cause the dollar to lose value than to ensure that america default
ready to roll it's time for friday night's big picture rubble where i sit down with three extra political commentators to debate with the week's biggest stories our panel tonight heather sermon a conservative strategist of energy an owner of for forty public relations group democratic strategist and brian darling director of government studies at the heritage foundation and a columnist of human events and contributor to red state dot com all of you thinking about it all right. it's official...
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too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow" tonight. as the debt ceiling debate continues to consume both congress and the white house you may have noticed something about the republican rhetoric. their accusations against president obama sound remarkably similar to what the president himself said angrily about the republicans. here's president obama last week on the gop's complete unwillingness to budge during negotiations. >> i think that, you know, one of the questions that the republican party's going have to have itself is, can they say yes to anything? >> and here's speaker boehner last night. >> unfortunately the president would not take yes for an ans
too big to fail. a look at the federal government that way some day. >>> and the criticism of president obama by boehner, may sounded like they took every jab at republicans and turned it back at him. not very original, but it's part of the rhythm of what we're into right now. that's in the "sideshow." you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> back to "hardball." now for the "sideshow" tonight. as the debt ceiling debate continues to...
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you have to stick it to the big guys. congressman, thanks. >> thank you. >>> all right joining me now, chief congressional correspondent for the national journal. doesn't want to kick the can down the road. >> right. >> sounded like a guy who, if that's the deal that's cut and there's a temporary deal, right now, that's what smells like is coming. >> yes. >> he did say i will vote against that. what they say and don't say matters. he didn't say i will vote against them. it's going to have to be against the house leadership to agree to a short term resolution to this absent huge deal. >> eric cantor told me this week, there's a great column on this, a great column about eric cantor. if we look in five pots here, the white house, senate republicans, not democrats house democrats, all reluctantly support the short term deal. the one who wouldn't, house republicans. >> they don't want to vote twice. there's a number of the house majority that total 239 that want this to be the moment of decision. they don't want a moment of i
you have to stick it to the big guys. congressman, thanks. >> thank you. >>> all right joining me now, chief congressional correspondent for the national journal. doesn't want to kick the can down the road. >> right. >> sounded like a guy who, if that's the deal that's cut and there's a temporary deal, right now, that's what smells like is coming. >> yes. >> he did say i will vote against that. what they say and don't say matters. he didn't say i will vote...
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why this school system doesn't want that is a big question. that needs to change. >> david mcfarland from the trevor project. thanks for your time. i want to pass along to everyone out there, if you or someone is feeling bullied or at risk of suicide for anyone across the board. it doesn't matter if you are part of the lgbt community. you can call the trevor project lifeline at 866-488-7386. this lifeline is free and confidential. >>> here is an amazing statistic. half of all new jobs since the recession added has been added in one state alone. the state's governor might consider using this employment boost to help his run for the white house. there is the man himself. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all th
why this school system doesn't want that is a big question. that needs to change. >> david mcfarland from the trevor project. thanks for your time. i want to pass along to everyone out there, if you or someone is feeling bullied or at risk of suicide for anyone across the board. it doesn't matter if you are part of the lgbt community. you can call the trevor project lifeline at 866-488-7386. this lifeline is free and confidential. >>> here is an amazing statistic. half of all new...
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. >> and this speaks it a big concern in that et fis behind you, that if the aaa bond rating is reduced it'll be on the president's watch. >> right. >> that's been the issue here for this white house bp that's why the number one they want to move this debt ceiling issue away from the next two years. yes did is political issue but also an economic issue. some really bad numbers came out of it. all of this uncertainty, we have all known that businesses right now in the last couple of weeks, they have gotten a little nervous. people have held back because they are not sure what is going on. they are not sure how this will end. i think -- look, i still have a lot of confidence that when all is said and done, they will figure it out. all of the leaders are on the same page. all of the same leaders are on the same page. yes, they have an unpredictable, unpredictable group of lawmakers on their hands. so the one thing that i have as a political person, i thought would find surprising at the end of the day, if they do agree what this field will look like, it is going to be a couple of trillion
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murdoch is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes into possible hacking in the united states or even congressional hearings, there are cautionary tales for lawmakers, reports that tabloids sometimes turntables for those who investigate them. most of those accounts date back to well before the scandal blew back in the media in recent weeks. media standards trust tells us when british parliamentarians look into the tabloid press a couple of years ago, he heard allegations that they were discouraged from repeatedly inviting rebecca brooks, one of murdoch's top execs to receive. >> the allegation was they were told, members were told do not invite her again. do not press this one, do not push it because if you do, you're regret it. and that was made very clear to them. >> reporter: contacted by cnn, a news corporation spokeman would not comment on that allegation. >> are you concerned they might hit back at you, dig into your personal life or whatever? >> i'm not worried about my personal life nor am i
murdoch is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes into possible hacking in the united states or even congressional hearings, there are cautionary tales for lawmakers, reports that tabloids sometimes turntables for those who investigate them. most of those accounts date back to well before the scandal blew back in the media in recent weeks. media standards trust tells us when british parliamentarians look into the tabloid press a couple of years ago, he heard allegations...
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no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american people want. >> it does protect that. >> it does protect all three of them. >> it is very important that by postponing any further action on the debt limit until after the reaction we ask start to get to work on what really concerns americans, which is jobs and getting the economy back together. what the tea party would like to do is keep the manufactured debt republican crisis going and at six months, means we are at it right away. and while all this is going on, we are not paying attention to jobs or the economy and we are not making life better for regular american fami
no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american...
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. >> is this as big as we wanted to go? heck, no. we wanted to go bigger. we ran on going bigger. but this is the only proposal on the table that accomplishes the goals that we set out to do. >> progress but apparently and this is why we have such a drama unfolding on capitol hill, not enough progress. the speaker is still short the votes. he's delayed the key vote, a key vote to not only if you are sitting at home, maybe you think the debt ceiling should be raised, maybe you should, it's a fundamentally important political showdown, some people think the speaker's hold on his job could be in jeopardy if he loses this vote. let's go to kate bolduan, do they believe they can twist enough arms to get enough votes to pass this tonight? >> reporter: fabulous question this evening and one that is very hard to answer at this moment. i can tell you, let me just give you the lay of the land what you can probably see a little bit of, john, you were talking about the speaker's office, it's right down the hallway, what we're seeing now rank-and-file members going in and out of the house spea
. >> is this as big as we wanted to go? heck, no. we wanted to go bigger. we ran on going bigger. but this is the only proposal on the table that accomplishes the goals that we set out to do. >> progress but apparently and this is why we have such a drama unfolding on capitol hill, not enough progress. the speaker is still short the votes. he's delayed the key vote, a key vote to not only if you are sitting at home, maybe you think the debt ceiling should be raised, maybe you...